Did Santo Santoro buy his Cbio shares before or after Cbio received a $6 million federal government grant in 2005? He also did well to sell them when the price was at its peak. Cbio Chairman Stephen Jones’ much promised $1 billion deal (see chairman’s address from the 2005 Cbio AGM) has failed to eventuate. The clinical development program has been mismanaged and key directors and staff have recently resigned.  Further to the Kelvin Thomson affair: Electorate office staff strongly advised Thomson against drafting the reference for signature. File notes exist in Thomson’s office confirming this. This advice was ignored but seven years later did Thomson expect a staffer to take the fall for his error? Former Wills MP Bob Hawke was determined that this wouldn’t happen and in consultation with Kevin Rudd it was decided that Senators Robert Ray and John Faulkner would visit Thomson to resolve matters.

Hard for Bob McMullan to deny any affiliation with Brian Burke. 1) Both born 1947. 2) Brian Burke entered WA Parliament in 1971. 3) McMullan Labor’s WA Secretary 1975-81. 4) Brian Burke, WA Premier, 1983-88. 5) McMullan, National Sec, 1981-88. And then there’s the hat: